Interior designers in the early 1970s in Phoenix loved home décor with greens, yellows/gold, and oranges. This 1971 Phoenix home had olive green carpet, gold drapes, orange velour chairs, table lamp with big shade, a hanging lamp, and wire wall sculptures (replacing the cityscape paintings of the 1960s).

Green swivel chairs and gold vinyl flooring have stood the test of time at this 1971 Sun City home.

Green carpet and orange chairs plus wood paneling are found at this 1971 Phoenix home.

For a down home feel, just add some yellow theme wallpaper to the brick kitchen as seen at this 1970 Phoenix home. Note the orange counter top and the flower metal light.

Cool pastels in paint and carpet were popular design choices. Here is a 1973 Glendale, Arizona home.

Back to the green carpet, pale green drapes, large table lamps, and hanging light of the 1970s.

More green carpet and green drapes in the bedroom, along with a God’s eye art piece.

I think we get the idea now. Green carpet, gold drapes, large lampshades, velour chairs (this one is pink!). Classic 70s.

Sculpted carpet (green once again) was a popular flooring choice in the 1970s.

Charles, this website might indeed be stupid, but please take note of the general tone of the Design Through the Decades series. It was a special feature that examined changes in home design over the past 60 years. If every one of the 900+ photos in 77 posts were labeled ugly, we’d all just live in cardboard boxes. I spent 100s of hours researching, collecting, & editing photos for the Design Through the Decades series.

i do not know if all 1970s home where ugly but mine was . the decour was painful to look at . our house waas new in the 1970s but in a way it looked old and dirty no matter how many times we vacuumed the green carpet it looked dirty and old and it was new. i could go on on about the house but i don’t want to bore you with it . the colors were bland and ugly and nothing matched.

I live in a 1970’s house in New Zealand and am trying to preserve the character of high ceilings archways and lots of glass. Loved seeing your houses. It is great that someone is reminding us of all the trends that we thought was so with it..

I love these pictures! I really like the 70’s style and I really don’t know why I am drawn to it:) I love the green, orange, brown colors,etc… In fact, I’ve tried my best to decorate my newer home in 70’s style:) I love the loud colors and statements which is kinda funny since it totally goes against my personality.

The fifth one is a fairy tale room. That mint green is gorgeous on the walls, and the furniture is elegant. The white chairs are to die for. Some of the later ones are nice, but not like that one. I like the shell chairs in the one with the sculpted carpet. I don’t care for the first 4 photos with dark browns, wood paneling, orange and yellow.